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IntroducedJan 09, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 09, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Virginia House Bill
Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; defense to action for possessions for nonpayment of rent
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 25, 2026: Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 281
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 64
- Jessica L. Anderson
- Bonita G. Anthony
- Alex Q. Askew
- Gretchen M. Bulova
- Katrina Callsen
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Betsy B. Carr
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Nadarius E. Clark
- Laura Jane Cohen
- Joshua G. Cole
- Nicole Cole
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler
- Rae Cousins
- Karrie K. Delaney
- Lindsey Dougherty
- Mark C. Downey
- Michael B. Feggans
- Lily V. Franklin
- Margaret A. Franklin
- Debra D. Gardner
- Jackie H. Glass
- Elizabeth R. Guzman
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.
- Dan I. Helmer
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
- Phil M. Hernandez
- Charniele L. Herring
- Patrick A. Hope
- Karen Keys-Gamarra
- Paul E. Krizek
- Amy J. Laufer
- Destiny LeVere Bolling
- Alfonso H. Lopez
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado
- Marty Martinez
- John Chilton McAuliff
- Adele Y. McClure
- Garrett McGuire
- Delores L. McQuinn
- Leslie Chambers Mehta
- May Nivar
- Kimberly Pope Adams
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price
- Sam Rasoul
- Atoosa R. Reaser
- David A. Reid
- Chris S. Runion
- Charlie Schmidt
- Don Scott
- Holly M. Seibold
- Briana D. Sewell
- Irene Shin
- Marcus B. Simon
- Shelly A. Simonds
- JJ Singh
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.
- Joshua E. Thomas
- Virgil Thornton
- Luke E. Torian
- Kathy K.L. Tran
- Jeion A. Ward
- Vivian E. Watts
- Rodney T. Willett
NO: 34
- Terry L. Austin
- Jason S. Ballard
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.
- Mike A. Cherry
- Mitchell Cornett
- Will Davis
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.
- Timothy P. Griffin
- Karen Hamilton
- M. Keith Hodges
- Hillary Pugh Kent
- Terry G. Kilgore
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich
- Ellen H. McLaughlin
- Joseph P. McNamara
- James W. Morefield
- Delores Oates
- Israel D. O'Quinn
- Justin Pence
- Eric Phillips
- Phillip A. Scott
- Anne Ferrell Tata
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.
- Wendell S. Walker
- R. Lee Ware
- Michael J. Webert
- Madison Whittle
- Bill Wiley
- Wren M. Williams
- Tony O. Wilt
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.
- Scott A. Wyatt
- Eric R. Zehr
NOT VOTING: 2
Actions
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
- Feb 08, 2026 | House
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB281)
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Read second time
- committee amendment agreed to
- Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Read first time
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- House committee offered
- Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N)
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB281)
- Jan 09, 2026 | House
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101499D
- Referred to Committee on General Laws
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